Romanticism Essential QuestionsWhat caused the Romantic movement, as well as its sister movement, Transcendentalism?How did artists and writers incorporate the ideals of the movement into their work? Annotated Bibliography Activity You will work collaboratively to create an annotated bibliography about the following topics:
the Romantic movement in literature,
the Transcendentalist movement in literature,
Percy Bysshe Shelley,
Walt Whitman,
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
William Blake,
Edgar Allen Poe,
Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, and
the Greek god Prometheus.
Sources should be evaluated for their credibility (do the authors/editors of the source have a credible background in the subject?), relevance (do the sources pertain to the topic? When were they published?), and accuracy (can you verify the information on the source by following hyperlinks to other sites?) before deciding to use them. As a group, you need:
to have 20 sources,
to document them following the MLA format, and
to annotate them by providing a one paragraph summary (6-10 sentences) and a one paragraph prediction of how the information you discover might be relevant to the novel Frankenstein (4-7 sentences).
Go to the following site to review MLA and annotated bibliography formatting.
For each of the following poems, read, explicate (highlight and identify elements), and fill in a poetry notemaking sheet. Refer to the calendar for specific dates. Poetry Notemaking
For each of the following short stories, read, explicate (highlight and identify elements), and fill in a prose notemaking sheet. Refer to the calendar for specific dates. Prose Notemaking
"The Birthmark" Frankenstein ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How does Shelley use imagery and symbolism to reveal Romantic ideals?How does the use of literary foil and literary allusion construct Shelley's tone?How do autobiographical events influence an author's theme?
What to look for:
Imagery
Literary Foil
Symbolism
Metaphor/Figurative language
Mood/Atmosphere
Narrative Voice
Literary Allusion
Syllabus While you read, you should be explicating for elements. For each reading assignment, fill in a Prose Notemaking sheet. After every fourth reading, you must choose a prompt and write a response using the strategies we have been learning in class (explicating the prompt, identifying motifs and themes, thesis development, weaving, intros, body paragraphs, and conclusions) to be presented in class. Refer to the calendar for specific due dates.
Assignment 1: Read and Prose Notes for "Letters"
Assignment 2: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 1 -2
Assignment 3: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 3-4
Assignment 4: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 5-6
Assignment 5: choose from one of the prompts below and develop an organized essay.
Analyze the significance of the setting in which Walton finds the stranger.
Revisit the text of chapters 1 and 2, focusing on elements of foreshadowing. Analyze how Shelley uses foreshadowing to create mood.
Often in literature, the absence of something is as important as the presence. Analyze why Shelley chooses not to include the process of reanimation.
Chapter 5 marks a rather well-known scene from literature: the wakening of Frankenstein’s creature. Paying close attention to Shelley’s language and use of rhetorical devices, analyze her construction of this scene.
Assignment 6: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 7-8
Assignment 7: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 9-10
Assignment 8: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 11-12
Assignment 9: choose from one of the prompts below and develop an organized essay.
Authors use literary foil to highlights specific qualities on which they wish to comment or make observations. Considering the novel Frankenstein thus far, analyze how Shelley uses multiple foils to comment on the main character, Victor Frankenstein.
Analyze how Shelley constructs the relationship between Victor and the creature.
In a framework narrative, the author changes speakers to serve a purpose. Analyze how Shelley’s change in speakers at this point in the novel and its effect on the work as a whole thus far.
Assignment 10: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 13-15
Assignment 11: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 16-17
Assignment 12: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 18-19
Assignment 13: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 20-21
Assignment 14: choose from one of the prompts below and develop an organized essay
Shelley reintroduces the power of knowledge in these chapters. Paying attention to her use of rhetorical devices and figurative language, analyze Shelley’s construction of this motif.
Often in literature, the author intends to develop sympathy for his or her characters. At this point in the novel, for which character does Shelley wish to develop sympathy? Analyze how and why Shelley does this.
Shelley relies on the character of Henry Clerval heavily as a foil throughout the novel. Analyze the significance of how she closes this foil and its contribution to the work as a whole.
For the second time in the novel, Shelley focuses on the mutability of feelings (see verse in chapter 10). Analyze the significance of this motif in the context of the work as a whole.
Assignment 15: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 22-23
Essential QuestionsWhat caused the Romantic movement, as well as its sister movement, Transcendentalism?How did artists and writers incorporate the ideals of the movement into their work?
Annotated Bibliography Activity
You will work collaboratively to create an annotated bibliography about the following topics:
Sources should be evaluated for their credibility (do the authors/editors of the source have a credible background in the subject?), relevance (do the sources pertain to the topic? When were they published?), and accuracy (can you verify the information on the source by following hyperlinks to other sites?) before deciding to use them.
As a group, you need:
Go to the following site to review MLA and annotated bibliography formatting.
Poetry and Short Stories
Romantic Literature Anthology
For each of the following poems, read, explicate (highlight and identify elements), and fill in a poetry notemaking sheet. Refer to the calendar for specific dates.
Poetry Notemaking
"A Psalm of Life"
"The World Is Too Much With Us"
"When I Heard at Close of Day"
"Ozymandias"
For each of the following short stories, read, explicate (highlight and identify elements), and fill in a prose notemaking sheet. Refer to the calendar for specific dates.
Prose Notemaking
"The Masque of the Red Death"
"The Birthmark"
Frankenstein
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How does Shelley use imagery and symbolism to reveal Romantic ideals?How does the use of literary foil and literary allusion construct Shelley's tone?How do autobiographical events influence an author's theme?
What to look for:
Syllabus
While you read, you should be explicating for elements. For each reading assignment, fill in a Prose Notemaking sheet. After every fourth reading, you must choose a prompt and write a response using the strategies we have been learning in class (explicating the prompt, identifying motifs and themes, thesis development, weaving, intros, body paragraphs, and conclusions) to be presented in class.
Refer to the calendar for specific due dates.
Assignment 1: Read and Prose Notes for "Letters"
Assignment 2: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 1 -2
Assignment 3: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 3-4
Assignment 4: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 5-6
Assignment 5: choose from one of the prompts below and develop an organized essay.
Assignment 6: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 7-8
Assignment 7: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 9-10
Assignment 8: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 11-12
Assignment 9: choose from one of the prompts below and develop an organized essay.
Assignment 10: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 13-15
Assignment 11: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 16-17
Assignment 12: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 18-19
Assignment 13: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 20-21
Assignment 14: choose from one of the prompts below and develop an organized essay
Assignment 15: Read and Prose Notes Chapters 22-23
Assignment 16: Read and Prose Notes Chapter 24